Graduate Students
Career Resources
Career Search Overview
1. Create Your Action Plan
Conduct a Self-Assessment
Career Leader- A web-based career assessment tool for MBA students.
Identify Target Career
Provides industry, company and career guides as well as career search advice.
- Wet Feet Press- To access Wet Feet, just click above. For access to the Insider Guides, contact Career Services.
- Vault Online Career Library - To access Vault, click on Get Your Password Now on the main Vault page and your password will be emailed to you within minutes.
- CareerShift - A comprehensive, web-based job search management tool for MBA students. Please contact your Career Services consultant for access instructions.
- Private Equity HUB (peHUB) - An interactive forum for the private equity community, which includes venture capitalists, buyout professionals, attorneys, bankers, entrepreneurs and MBA candidates studying private equity.
Create a Career Marketing Plan
Career Marketing Plan- A framework to guide and execute your search. Use the research from the previous steps to develop your plan then work with your consultant to finalize it.
2. Develop Communications
Prepare Resume
- Resume Development Strategies- Helps you create an effective resume.
- Required Resume Format and Samples- Guidelines for required format and editable samples
Prepare Effective Communications
Help you prepare effective emails, phone calls and letters.
3. Utilize MBAFocus
Career Services will continue its partnership with MBAFocus, the leading distributor of MBA resumes to Fortune 500 companies. As a Fisher MBA student, you should register with MBAFocus using the following links:
Fisher MBA Class of 2008 Login for MBAFocus
Fisher MBA Class of 2009 Login for MBAFocus
- If you registered with MBAFocus last academic year, you should go to ‘Returning User’ and enter your username and password. You can click on the “forgot my password” link to access both your username and password if needed.
- If you did not register with MBAFocus last year, you should click on ‘Create a New Account’
4. Build Networks and Relationships
- Networking to Guide Your Search - Explains the importance of networking and provides guidance on how to effectively build relationships to assist you in your search.
- Career Networking with Alumni - Search for alumni contacts to assist you in your career search. Go to "Career Networking" then First Time Users; Register Now (Enter first and last name; do not enter class year); click on your name;enter your registration ID (last name.#); then complete your registration. After a successful completion of this process, you will have access to Fisher Alumni Career Networking.
5. Conduct Interviews
Develop Interviewing Skills
- Strategic Preparation for Interviewing
- A Guide to the Onsite Interview- Provide guidance on graduate level interviews.
- InterviewStream- InterviewStream™ (OIS) is an Online Interviewing System™ that greatly enhances the preparedness, communication ability, screening and assessment process of candidates.
Generate Interviews
- Career Search Guide- See Section 4b for guidance on where to find job postings and interview opportunities.
- Fisher Connect- View postings for Fisher College of Business students.
6. Accept Position
Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers- Assists you in the final decision-making process.